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Big bluet

Enallagma durum
Eats: Other bugs and small animalsDragonflies and damselfliesPonds, rivers and shores6 legs

The big bluet is a slim damselfly, a smaller cousin of the dragonflies. It lives in the southern and eastern United States and in northern Mexico. Look for it near water, where it flutters over the plants.

Lives in
Southern and eastern United States and northern Mexico
Top speed
about 10 km/h (6.2 mph)
Flying, estimate
Can it hurt you?
Harmless
Harmless. Damselflies have no sting and do not hurt people.
What does it eat?
Like other damselflies, it catches small insects. Its babies grow up under water and hunt tiny water animals there.
For real!Photo of Big bluet
Picture by JeffreyGammon. CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

How fast is it?

cool stuff

Fun facts

1

It belongs to the narrow-winged damselflies, a family with very slim wings.

2

Scientists say it is of least concern, which means it is not in danger of dying out.

3

The number of big bluets stays steady.

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Most asked questions about Big bluet

?Is the big bluet dangerous?

No. It is a damselfly, and damselflies have no sting.

?Where does the big bluet live?

In the southern and eastern United States and in northern Mexico.

For bug experts

Scientific name
Enallagma durum
Group
Dragonflies and damselflies
Family
Coenagrionidae
Classification
Insecta > Odonata > Coenagrionidae
Lives on
North America

Where the facts come from

  1. Enallagma durum (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0): what it looks like, where it lives, what it eats, sizes and fun facts, retold in simple words.
  2. Picture by JeffreyGammon. CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons. The sticker of this bug is drawn from this picture.

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